ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania men's basketball program never led but nearly clawed its way back from a 15-point deficit, only to fall by seven, 70-63.

What You Need to Know:
 

• Score: Elizabeth City State 70 | Lincoln (PA) 63

 

• Records: Lincoln-PA (10-12, 5-6 CIAA) | Elizabeth City State (9-12, 4-7 CIAA)

 

• Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina – R.L. Vaughan Center

 

• Winning Streak: Elizabeth City State (W1) | Lincoln (PA)'s Last Win: February 9, 2022 (74-71)

 
Lincoln (PA) Top Performers:
 

• Janaie Coates-Sinues (Newark, N.J./University) broke multiple season-highs including minutes (29), points (8), rebounds (7, team-best), field goals made (3), and assists (2), his second game of his career with multiple dimes.

 

• Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) led all scorers per usual, pouring in 19 points and two of the club's four three-pointers while setting a season-best for steals with a game-most four.

 

• Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J./University) and Reggie Hudson (Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond's) both had eerily similar stat lines as both players had 11 points and tied for the squad's co-lead with three assists each, combining for ten rebounds, three steals plus a block.

 

• Peter Sorber (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic) had a pair of blocks to front the Lions and his second career steal, Aidan Anderson (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) rejected his second career blocked shot, and Ethan Garita (Trenton, N.J./Princeton Day School) collected his sixth block of 2022-23.

 
Notes:
 

• Despite the loss, Lincoln allowed a season-low three steals and turned the ball over only 11 times, winning the turnover margin by nine.

 
Next:
 

• LU of PA will host the Salem (WV) Tigers on Wednesday evening inside Manuel Rivero Gymnasium in the final non-conference matchup of the regular season.